nutte

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See also: Nutte and nuťte

Middle English

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Etymology

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From Old English nytt (“use, utility, advantage”); cognate with Dutch nut (“use”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nutte (plural nuttes)

  1. use, usefulness
    nought to nuttes — of no use, useless
    A he seide þat Bruttes neoren noht to nuttes, ah he seide þat þe Peohtes weoren gode cnihtes. — Layamon's Brut, c1275
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  • nuteluste — uselessness, unprofitableness, weakness
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